Brassiere



July 24, 1923. 1,462,966-

I. S. JEROME I BRASSIEIRE Filed April 21 1921 Fatented July 24, 1923.

UNETED STATES INEZ SCOTT JEROME, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BRASSIERE.

Application filed April 21, 1921. Serial No. 463,247.

To all whom itmag concern:

Be it known that I, INEZ SCOTT JEROME, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago. in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Brassieres, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in brassieres, and is well adaptedfor use in a brassiere which may be worn under or over the corset.

The principal objects of the invention are to provide a brassiere whichmay readily be adapted to different styles of figure; to provide anarticle of'such construction that a given size or model can be used bywomen having figures differing considerably in size so that it is notnecessary to carry in stock more than a very few sizes and styles;toprovide a brassiere which will lit the person of the wearer perfectlyapplying pressure at the requisite points without undue discomfort; toprovide a brassiere which may be manufactured with rapidity and economyand which will'be ornamental, durable and efficient. and in general toprovide an improved brassiere of the character referred to.

In the drawings, which illustrate a preferred application of myinvention,

Fig. 1 is a front view in perspective of my improved brassiere as wornunder the corset;

Fig. 2 is a rear perspective view of the brassiere, and

Fig. 3 is a front view of the brassiere opened out flat.

Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that the main portion of thebrassiere comprises a front portion 10 of suitable woven goods of anydesired grade. At points substantially under the arm pits, the sides ofthe front portion 10 are connected to rearwardly extending sideextensions 11 and 12. The center line of the front piece 10 is made witha dart 12 extending upwardly from the lower edge of the front, so thatthe lower edge will fit properly. The parts 11 and 12 are made withdarts 13 and 14 extending from the lower edge 15 of the garmentapproximately gths of its height so as to bring the ends of the flaps 16and 17 of the side extensions 11 and 12 into the proper position whenthe brassiere is put on.

At the junctions between the rear sections 11 and 12 and the sides ofthe front piece 10, bones 18 and 19 are employed to hold the partsproperly in position. Boning is also applied to the rear sections 11 and12 at the pointsmarked 20, 21, 22 and 23, so that the back part of thegarment will properly maintain its shape. back parts 11 and 12 are madeangular or curved as shown at 24 and 25 to connect with the shoulderstraps 26 and 27 which comprise simple loops. the front ends of whichare connected to the upper edge or margin 28 of the front piece over thebusts.

It has been stated that the front piece of the garment is shaped to fitthe person of the wearer. At the sides over the busts, this result iseffected by making the sides of the The upper margins of the p frontwide enough, (from top to bottom of the garment) to provide excessmaterial so that when the edges 15 and 28 of the front piece are sewedto the adjacent edges of the rear sections 11 and 12, there will beformed v pocket-like puckers 29 and 30. That is to say; before the frontpiece 10 is sewed tothe rear sections 11 and 12, the corners of thefront piece are drawn toward each other, thus forming puckers initheside edges of the front piece, so as to bring the corners of the frontsection in register with the adja cent corners of the rear sections. Therear edges of said puckers 29 and 30 are gathered together and, sewed toa pair of loops or ringsj31 and 32 located somewhat below the medianline of the garment so that when draft is exerted on said rings 31 and32. the pockets 29 and 30 will be drawn toward the back and alsodownwardly.

In putting on the brassiere, the arms are inserted through the shoulderstraps in the ordinary manner and by means of the tape or string 33, therear section is drawn around to the back. The end of the tape 33 is theninserted through a horizontally extending slit 34 in the other backsection 12 so that it may pass through the ring 32. The flap 17 is thenbrought over the end of flap 16 to the back section 11 and the end ofthe string 35 is passed through the opposite ring 31. The ends of thestrings 33 and 35 are then drawn together to secure the desired fit orpressure and are tied together as shown at 36.

It will be observed that the strings 33 are located somewhat lower thanthe median line of the garment. Hence, in orderto hold down snugly theupper portions of the flap members 16 and 17, I prefer to make use of anauxiliary string 37 which passes i broadly as through an eyelet 38 inthe flap 1 2' and the ring 39 sewed to the outside of the other flap 16.

lhe brassiere may be wornover or under the corset, although in mostcases it will be found desirable towear the same under the corset. Also,the front may be. held down, if desired, by a, strap tq equipped with anadjustable hook 41, which can be engaged withthe front of the corsetafter putting on the latter. 7 e 7' It will be observed that because ofthe doubling back of the ends of the strings 33 and 35 throughthe rings31 and 82, I am enabled to secure avery considerable drawing down effecton the parts 29 and 30 thus aiding to secure the des red flat fronteffect. At the same time, the pressure is so applied that the wearersuffers the least possible dist; I Thescope of the invention should bedetermined by reference to the appended claims, said claims beingconstrued as possible,- consistent with the state of. the art. I v,

I claim as my invention: I LA brassiere comprising a front piece havingrearwardl-y extending side extensions, loops on the sides of said frontpiece substantially under-the arm pits, and fastening means'oneach ofsaid side extensions adapted to pass around the back of the wearer andengage the loop on the opposite side of the front piece,

2. A brassiere comprising a front piece overlying the busts and providedwith rearwardly extending side extensions, loops on the side portions ofsaid front piece beneath thearm pits, and draw strings on saidextensions adapted to extend behind the back of the wearer and freelypass through the loops 0n the opposite side of the front piece, the saidstrings being then drawn rearwardly and tied together.

3. A brassiere comprising a front piece overlying the busts and providedwith rearwardly extending side extensions, means for drawing the rearportions of said extensions together, loops attached to the sideportions of said front piece substantially beneath the arm pits, and adraw string attached to the rear portion of each of saidextensions belowthe median line and adapted tobe inserted through the loop on theopposite side portion of the front piece, the ends of said strings beingthen drawn rea-rwardly and tied together behind the back of the wearer.

4. A brassiere comprising in combination a front piece of woven fabrichavingrearwardly extending extensions,vthe ends of which overlap on theback of the wearer, strings connected to the ends of said overlappingportions" and means connecting said strings to the sides of the. frontpiece lo.- cated. substantially under the arm pits of the wearer,- saidconnections comprising loops through which the strings pass freely,

the ends of the strings being secured together intermediate said loops.

5. A brassiere comprising in combination a front piece of Wovenfabrichaving inte gral rearwardly extending extensions, strings connected tothe ends of said extensions, and means connecting said strings to the,sides of the front piece located substantially under the arm pits of thewearer, said connections comprising loops through which the strings passfreely, the ends, of the strings extending rearwardly andbeing securedtogether intermediate said loops.

INEZ sooTT JEROME;

